$198 HD-DVD Player Spotted at Wal-Mart

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madskillz said:

zackblue said:
What is better? LCD or plasma?

LCD projector. Cheap and all you need is a huge wall to project it on. It's the only way to game.

@ Shams: Yeah, getting those 9 HD DVDs are sweet. I figure if HD DVD bellies up, I have gotten my money's worth anyhow. And ... being region-free is a big deal to me too. Why in the world are those measures still in place anyhow? Why have region-encoded movies - just let them play on all players, I say ...

 Dude, I was about to tie a string around your balls, and hang you by it. Then I realised you mean a FRONT projector.

a LCD projector, is NOT a FRONT projector. It is your standard box TV, rear projection. LCD rear projector = GARBAGE.

 

And actually, DLP front projectors is what you want. Keep away from the LCD projectors. (sorry LCD, I love you and all, but LCD projectors look like crap. Sorry to my 2 LCD TVs, and 3 LCD screens)

Just for an example of what a 'good' DLP projector is. Go to the biggest screen 'digital' regal theater you can find.

That is 128 pixels wider, than the one you can buy for about 5grand.

Truethfully, you should be able to get similar image quality. I am going to invest in one of those, as well as a 15-20 foot basement. Sound dampning walls, carpet floor, carpet celing, and a 2nd floor in the middle of the basement for the projector box. Not to mention a few rocket-recliner theater seats.

I should be able to do that (besides the basement) for under 15-20 grand.

That seems like a lot, but consider. I plan on having a screen the size of the ones in a theater, damn near the same quality screen, better seats(confort by 10x), about the same sound. In my basement... and I can play computer/PS3/360 on it. (sorry wii. But it wont work on a screen over 50 inches truthfully... screw a 240 to 360 inch screen... XD)

That includes seats. (2 grand)

Sound (1-2 grand)

reflective-ish white paint for screen, will cost about 20-50$

projector will cost about 5 grand

and then the carpet/noise reduction kits, will run about 2-3 grand.

Sounds REALLY expensive. But we are not talking a 'home theater' that I'm building. I'm taking a 'theater'!!!